Portable stock water heater for ponds or the like



June 27, 1950 G. HANCOCK 2,512,934

PORTABLE STOCK WATER HEATER FOR PONDS OR THE LIKE Filed Sept. 26, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet l Gene fiancee/B,

June 27, 1950 HANCOCK 2,512,934

PORTABLE STOCK WATER HEATER FOR PONDS OR THE LIKE Filed Sept. 26, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I11 ventor Gerze J/arzcock,

y WW fiMgg Patented June 27, i950 PORTABLE STOCK WATER HEATER FOR PONDS OR THE LIKE Gene Hancock, Aripine, Ariz.,' assignor of onehalf-to John Munell-Hancock, Navajo County,

Application September 26, 1946, Serial No. 699,425

' The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in stock water heaters designed for heating water in large open watering tanks, ponds, reservoirs and the like and has for its primary object to provide a portable heater adapted for placing in position in the water to prevent freezing thereof in order that stock on an open range may obtain water.

An important object of the present invention is to provide a portable heating device including an open water-tight tank in which a heating apparatus is supported and which may be partially submerged in the water to be heated where by to prevent freezing thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide a stock water heating device of this character in cluding means for supporting the heating tank in a partially submerged position on the bottom of a tank, pond, reservoir or the like and including supporting means for the tank arranged for adjustment relative to the tank to compensate for variations in the slope of the bottom of the tank or pond.

An additional object is to provide a water heating device of this character mounted on skids or runners by means of which the heater may be conveniently moved from place to place.

A still further object is to provide an apparatus of this character of simple and practical construction, which is efficient and reliable in operation, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and maintain in operation and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view.

Figure 2 is a top plan view.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on a line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a rear end elevational view, and

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view taken on a line 5-5 of Figure 3.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention the numeral 5 designates a water-tight tank of sheet metal which is open at its top and provided with a cover 6 formed of hingedly connected sections 1 and 8 sloping downwardly toward the sides of the tank and hingedly connected to each other 2 Claims. (Cl. 126360) ill at their inner edges by a conventional form of hinges 9." The sections 7 and 8 of the cover are supported in an elevated position above the sides of thetank 5 by means of upstanding posts l0 and the sideedges of 'the cover 6 project outwardly beyond the sides ofthe tank to prevent rain or snow from entering the tank. If desired, one end of the cover 6 may be constructed of a rigid roof section II with the edges of the hinged sections 1 and 8 arranged in overlapping relation with respect to the rigid roof as indicated at [2.

The tank is provided with a transverse partition l3 separating the same into a fuel chamber l4 and a burner or heater chamber l5. A tank 16 is positioned in the chamber l4 adapted to contain a supply of oil from which a feed pipe I! extends through the partition I3 into the chamber [5.

An oil stove or heater [8 is mounted in the chamber I5, the stove or heater being of conventional construction and is supplied with oil from the tank [6 through the pipe IT. A stack or flue l9 rises from the stove through the roof section H.

The tank 5 is supported for transportation purposes on a pair of skids or runners 20, the front end of the tank being connected to the runners by means of a conventional form of hinge member 2| to provide for a vertical adjustment of the rear end of the tank relative to the runner. An inverted U-shaped support 22 is pivoted at its ends to the rear portions of the runners by means of pins 23, the rear edge of the support having vertically spaced notches 25 therein for selective engagement by pins 25 projecting outwardly from the rear side edges of the tank 5.

Accordingly, the rear end of the tank 5 may be vertically adjusted on the support 22 to maintain the tank in a horizontal position to compensate for variations in the slope of the bottom 26 of a tank, pond, reservoir or other body of water in which the tank is placed.

The rear portion of the tank 5 is also provided with a handle 21 to raise or lower the same into its adjusted position.

A cross bar 28 connects the front ends of the runners 20 and to the center of which is attached a ring 29 by means of which the device may be dragged over the ground to position the tank in a desired location in a pond or other reservoir.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of the construction, operation and advantages of the 1 device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art.

A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention asherein,

described and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim: 1. A stock'water heater comprising a watertight tank, a self-contained-heating plant in the tank to heat the tank, runners 'suppor-ting the tank, means pivotally connecting one end of the j tank to the runners, and a .support pivoted to the runners for vertical swinging movement and supporting the other end of the tank in vertically adjusted position on the runners to maintain the tank horizontally when the runners are placed in an inclined position with the tank sub mer-ged in a body oiwater;

2..A portable stock water heater comprising a water tight tank, an internal heater for the tank, runners supporting the tank, means pivotally '4 1 connecting one end of the tank to the runners for vertical swinging movement of the tank, and an inverted U-shaped support pivoted at its lower ends to the runners and supporting the other end of the tank in vertically adjusted position to maintain the tank horizontal.

' GENE HANCOCK.

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